March 4, 2010

Hey Chickpeas!

Guess what came through the post today!

Oh boy!

That’s right! I popped my protein-powder-in-a-drum cherry! 😀

I bought 3 sachets of different Spiru-tein flavours in Whole Foods when I was in London a month ago (along with 6 jars of All Natural PB&Co… ahem) and tried it in my oats. I realised that protein powder in my breakfast does not only taste good, sweetens it but also keeps me full and SATISFIED for hours! So I splashed out on this beaut and can’t wait to try it out tomorrow! 😀

Talking about breakfasts, here are my eats from the last couple of days:

I’m a consistency freak, I like it crispy not soggy! I also slice the muffin and instead of toasting each half I toast it together so I have a very soft fluffy inside and a crispy outside… crazy much? Don’t answer that.

I also made THE best and yummiest quick sorbet everrrr:

Ice ice baby!

I blended frozen fruit salad (which consisted of apple, melon, grapes and pineapple), a handful of spinach, splash of water and some agave nectar.

It gave me major brain freeze but it was worth it! I will add some frozen banana and xanthan gum next time to make it not so melty.

Yesterday after a sweaty gym sesh I browsed through town and didn’t realise the time! For a quick energy fix after workout I bought this bar:

Flavour, Where Art Thou?

At first bite I thought I was gonna be in heaven! It was soft, chewy and reminded me of a goooood snickers bar without the nuts…

But then… nothing, the flavour that was supposed to be peanut butter and caramel never came. Sad.

I still inhaled it and the stats weren’t half bad:

3.3g of Protein more than I had before

Not the best for a post workout snack but it was this one or sugar+carb pressed into a handy bar.

After roasting it I threw it into a bowl of Parsnip soup and it was okay.

Today, I didn’t feel like gym so I didn’t go, simple right?

I worked some more on my dissertation, wrote about 200 words but it’s still progress!

I also was a good girl and prepped my dinner this afternoon! Angela’sIn a Jiffy Veggie Spelt Burgers but I halfed the recipe and instead of dill and basil I added fresh parsley and some cumin. I also left out the chia seeds as I don’t have any, you can’t get them here. 😦

I hope they will bake alright as I can imagine the gelified chia seeds might have something to do with keeping the burgers together… 😕

February 21, 2010

I got up without any plans to go to the gym, I thought I’ll take the day off.

I’ve had my lovely breakfast which was banana oats/oatbran sweetened with reduced sugar strawberry jam and a dollop of natural smooth peanut butter.

It was filling, satisfying and overall pretty awesome.

I bummed around a bit on the internet until I felt a sudden urge to go to the gym.

I thought to myself “Just a quick sesh of cardio and I’ll be outta there!”

So I put on my gym stuff and rushed out within an hour after my breakfast.

At the gym I stretched my calf muscles (I do that before any cardio because I had tendonitis not very long ago and it still sometimes pinches me) and hopped on the treadmill wanting to complete at least 20 mins of slow-medium speed running.

Well then guess that happened?

I completed my 20 mins and then I ran another 45 mins!!!

That’s right, 65 mins of treadmill!

My personal best before was 40 mins and that was at a time where I ran all the time and was at my fittest.

I was amazed how awesome the run felt and how my body adapted to this, just fantastic!

So my run went like this:

Cardio:

3.5 incl

5 mins warm up at 7.0

5-7 mins 7.2

7-10 mins 7.4

10-12 mins 7.6

12-14 mins 7.8

14-16 mins 8.0

16-18 mins 8.2

20-25 mins 8.4

25-30 mins 8.6

30-35 mins 8.4

35-37 mins 8.6 (2.5 incl)

37-45 mins 8.6 (1.5 incl)

45-55 mins 8.6 (2.5 incl)

55-60 mins (0.5 incl)

60-65 mins 7.0-4.8

AMAZE.

I was litteraly SOAKED after the run, I haven’t been this sweay since… I have no idea, last year when I did a long run?

Anyway, I did a quick upper body workout afterwards:

Upper body:

Bicep curls 3kg 12 reps

Triceps kickbacks 3kg 10 eps each side

Chest fly 3kg 12 reps inclined bench

Shoulder press 3kg 10 reps

3 times through

I stretched and showered and felt strong and chipper!

So naturally my lunch was a little bigger than usual:

3 egg white omlette with ketchup

1 large carrot

1 celery stalk

hummus

1 braeburn apple

Loved the omlette, very big for only 3 egg whites!

I treated myself for my great workout and made my fave salad in the world!

Roasted sweet potato and apple salad!

I roast cubed of sweet pots, sliced of apples, sprinkles everything with cinnamon, s+p and roast for an hour on low-medium heat.

February 19, 2010

Hello non-existant readers!

This is me, call me L. and I’m jumping on the blog wagon! 😀
Basically I have a google reader packed full of food blogs and it just inspired me to get my own.
Though I am not sure if I will start posting my eats on here because a) I am lazy and b) I am really lazy.

I might share some great food pics with you and the occasional day eats but nothing more than that.

I really just want to talk about my day and my life as a veggie.

Starting off with today’s wake up call:

It came at 2 mins to 5am this morning.
The doorbell rang.
WTH?
It surely cannot be the postman!
My bf woke up by the second ring and walked out of the bedroom to check who it was.
He looked out of the window and tried to figure out what’s happening. This person was ringing every door bell in this house (It’s a big house with 4 different flats, we live on the ground floor).
Finally, I heard him shout some name outside.
My bf had enough and spoke through the buzzer and told the guy to get the hell away before he calls the police.
He argued with this guy who wanted to speak to some woman who lives on the top floor.
My bf, accidently pressed the buzzer and the guy got in!!!
So my bf went out of our flat and I heard shouts, I took off my angsty scared to death pants off and put on my DON’T MESS WITH ME-chaps on.
I stormed out and saw my bf trying to push him out of the door, I started yelling at him, GET THE F OUT etc etc
I was on fire!
My bf then, holding the door against the guy called the police.
I could smell the alcohol from where I stood, luckily he wasn’t the violent type, just really PERSISTENT ANNOYING AND DRUNK.
My bf finally managed to push him out of the door and 2 mins later the police came.
They just asked what happened and then went off to look for the guy.

(Later on the day they phoned us back saying they got him and told him off).

Anyway, I was completely awake at 20 past 5 and wasn’t sure if I should go back to bed or not, decided not to as my alarm was set for 6 anyway.

I got dressed for the gym and left at quater past 6 off for some workout.